Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-05
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RrLLINas, Ment. Feb. 2l.-The executive
committee Of the beard of trade OF this lace
have been carcGaiiy Investigating the matter
of stock losses. 1t finds that many reports
that have gone cat have been greatly exager.
atcd. On herds Of native cattle the losses
will not, with reasonable good weather for the
rest OF the winter, exceed % per cent, al
though 1t may run to 40 per cent. among pill
grim herds. sheep are doing well in general
and the losses arc light. The weather is warm
and pleasant, the snow disappearing and the
outlook for stock for the rest Of the season is
excellent.
New YORK, Fen. Capt. Edward Unger,
rhe slayer Of Bohle, was lodged in Sing Sing
prison this morning. He entered on his TWEEN
ty years Imprisonment by going to work in
the laundry.
JERSEY CITY, Feb. 2l.-Mayor Orestes
Cleveland, of this city, has been served with
asummons and complaint in a libel suit for
SCR, 600 damages, brought by William A.. and
Robert Pinkertss, Of Pinkerton's detective
agency. The libel Is based upon a communi-
cation Feb. s, over the signature Of Mayor
Cleveland, in which the latter is represented
As saying: cane pinkerton's army stands
ready to charge at a moments notice. And
what an army ii isl Organized 10y q British
penal convict, Il is now a power In the land. "
The summon 10 ret1rnable on March -, be-
fore the United States court at Trenton.
%PIrrsBuRs, Feb. 22-The explosion Of nat
aral gas at the Black Diamond steel works
yesterday attcrnoor fatally burned James
Kerr, q worknsp, and seriously injured six
otAers. The men were engaged in repairing
the furnaces. Kerr WAS In the back part and
asked Cor a light. A torch was handed him
and an instant later there was a terrible ex-
plosion. Kerr was thrown on bis back and
the others hurled through the furnace door.
One man, recovering himself, rushed back 10
the furnace door and drew Kerr from amid
the blazing gas. Kerr was terribly burned
about the beaa and face and body. The 9TH
sss were badly burned, but will probably re-
cover. 1t is thought some Of the workmen
turned on tsc gas for a joke, or did not know
Of the repairs 10 be rade.
NEW YORK, Feb. s2. Advantageous birth
dag is being generally observed here and In
Brooklyn. Business is almost wholly su9,
pended. The sauk exchanges, public institu-
lions, etc, are closed. The day is wet and
cold.
NEW YORK, FEB. - Betting ia beginning
10 get lively on the Great Ocean yacht race
between the scLooaer yachts COronet ant
Dauntless. As much rs $500, 600 is ALREADY
placed by the yachtnen on the event.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. 25.-Shortly before
O'Clock this morning the six story iron from
and side warehouse of Darby & Co, CANDY
manufacturers, ON Baltimore and Howard
streets was discovered TO be on fire and with
Ia twenty minutes all the walls fell, and thu
four story bnildiDg in the rear occupied by tn
same firm was also destroyed. No stock o.
machinery could be removed. Three hun
dred persons were employed by the firm, bu
none OF them bad arrived for the days work
loss 500, coo, covered by insurance.